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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 2070 Coin Date: 1864 Denomination (Short): 1c Denomination (Long): One Cent Variety: Copper Nickel Desg: MS Composition: 0.880 Copper; 0.120 Nickel Mintage: 13,740,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Indian Head Cent Coinage Years: 1860-1864 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 19 Weight (Grams): 4.67 Weight (Ounces): 0.165 Designer: James B. Longacre Edge: Plain Obverse Description: A portrait bearing the likeness of a Native American in full headdress framed by the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery. The date is centered at the bottom under the portrait. Reverse Description: The reverse bears the denomination of ONE CENT in the center surrounded by a wreath bearing a ribbon with arrows tied in at the bottom center. General Notes: The final issue of this metal composition and the second lowest mintage to just the 1861. Slightly more common than the 1861 but more popular because of this massive change in the production of Indian Cents in 1864. Gems are scarce with the finest of those being quite rare.
PCGS #: 2070 NGC ID: 227K
